In the Section "Investigating Life: the Nerve of Those Clams!",how

question 44

Multiple Choice

In the section "Investigating Life: The Nerve of Those Clams!",how would exposure to saxitoxin from algae cause genetic changes in clams?

• A)Saxitoxin would cause mutations to occur in the clam's DNA.
• B)Saxitoxin would increase the mutation rates in clams.
• C)Saxitoxin would select existing mutations in the clam population.
• D)Clams sensitive to saxitoxin would migrate away from the algae bloom.
• E)Clams would want to change their Na⁺ transporters to become resistant to saxitoxin.

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